Musculoskeletal & sports physiotherapy · Applecross
Physio that starts with a plan, not a lecture.
Runners with a stubborn achilles, necks that locked up at a desk, knees six weeks out of surgery. Forty-five minutes with an AHPRA-registered physio and you leave knowing what it is, what we'll do, and how long it should take.
- AHPRA-registered physios
- HICAPS claims on the spot
- Open 7am–7pm weekdays
The two-minute triage
Where does it hurt?
Tap a region. We'll tell you what it usually is in plain language, what your first session involves, and exactly what it costs. No mystery, no upsell.
Six regions, front and back — same honest answer either way.
Shoulder
Shoulder pain that won't let you reach
It's usually one of these
- Rotator cuff-related pain — the tendons that steer the shoulder, irritated by load they weren't ready for.
Your first session
We test which movements provoke it and which calm it…
Typical course: 4–6 sessions.
This is general information, not a diagnosis. Your assessment is where the real answer comes from.
Services & fees
What it costs, before you're on the table
Every fee on this page is the whole fee. HICAPS claims processed on the spot — you pay the gap and go.
Initial assessment
$135 · 45 min
History, movement screen, hands-on treatment and your plan. You leave with exercises and an honest session count — not a brochure.
Follow-up consult
$98 · 30 min
Progress check against the plan, treatment, and adjustments based on how you actually responded — not how the textbook says you should.
Sports & running assessment
$160 · 60 min
Treadmill video gait review, strength benchmarks, and a return-to-run plan with actual dates on it.
Post-op rehab plans
Staged · billed as standard consults
Knee reconstructions, shoulder repairs, hip replacements — a staged program mapped to your surgeon's protocol, with testing gates before each phase.
Dry needling
+$25 · add-on to any consult
Added when it's the right tool for stubborn muscle tension — never the whole treatment, always optional.
NDIS & DVA welcome
Funded · plan & self-managed
NDIS plan-managed and self-managed participants, and DVA White and Gold Card holders with a GP referral.
Medicare EPC honesty: a referred EPC session attracts a $60.35 rebate — a gap applies on our standard fees.
Word around the river
People leave with plans. Then they finish them.
“Six months of achilles pain that two rest blocks didn't fix. Cadence had me strength-loading in week one and back at parkrun in ten. The plan was on paper before I left the first session.”
“Woke up with a neck that wouldn't turn left. They fitted me in the same morning and I could check my blind spot by Thursday. Three sessions and a desk setup fix — no twelve-visit ‘program’.”
“ACL reconstruction in March. My surgeon's protocol was taped inside my rehab folder and every session was tracked against it. Passed my nine-month strength testing last week.”
Reviews are demonstration copy — this is a fictional clinic. Yours would carry your real Google reviews, fed live.
Where we are
Applecross & the river suburbs
Ten minutes from most of the peninsula, straight off Canning Highway. Early starts from 7am so you can be treated and at your desk by nine.
- Applecross
- Mount Pleasant
- Ardross
- Booragoon
- Attadale
- Alfred Cove
- Como
- South Perth
- Salter Point
Stylised map — drawn, not surveyed. Service area indicative.
Straight answers
Things people ask before they book
Do I need a GP referral?
No — you can book directly with a physio in WA. You only need a referral for Medicare EPC sessions, DVA treatment, or workers' compensation claims. If you have one, bring it; if not, just come.
What should I wear or bring?
Clothes you can move in — shorts if it's a hip, knee or achilles, a singlet if it's a shoulder. Bring any scans, reports or referral letters you have. Don't worry if you have nothing; most people don't.
How many sessions will I need?
Honestly: usually 3–6 for most soft-tissue problems. Post-op rehab and long-standing tendon issues run longer. We give you an expected count at your first session and revise it openly — you'll never discover a “program” you didn't agree to.
Can I claim private health on the spot?
Yes — we have a HICAPS terminal, so your extras claim is processed at reception and you only pay the gap. The gap depends on your fund and level of cover; most extras policies cover physiotherapy.
Is dry needling painful?
Less than people expect. The needles are hair-fine — nothing like an injection. You may feel a brief deep ache, like a dull cramp, for a few seconds when the needle finds the tight spot. It's always optional and never the whole treatment.
Book an initial consult
Tell us what's hurting. We'll call you back within the hour.
Four fields, no account, no app. Prefer to talk? Call (08) 9000 0224 — a physio answers between patients.
- Monday – Friday7:00am – 7:00pm
- SaturdayClosed
- SundayClosed
Forty-five minutes with a physio — assessment, treatment, and your plan on paper before you leave.
Thanks — we'd call you back within the hour.
At the real clinic, reception would ring you now to lock in a time.
This is a demonstration page — nothing has been sent anywhere. On a live build this enquiry would land in the clinic's diary (Cliniko, Nookal or HotDoc) with an SMS confirmation to you.